Owen Gaston Reynolds (January 12, 1900 – March 11, 1984) was an American football player in the National Football League (NFL). Reynolds played

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for the

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of the University of Georgia, receiving All-Southern honors in 1919, 1920, and 1921. In the 1920 season, he was only knocked off his feet once. Virginia used three men to knock him down. He was

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of the 1921 team. He was nominated though not selected for an ''Associated Press'' All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team. In 1925 he played for the

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in their inaugural season, making him the first Bulldog to play in the NFL.

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